Preliminary investigations into tris(2,2′-bipyridyl) ruthenium (III) as a chemiluminescent reagent for the detection of 3,6-diacetylmorphine (heroin) on surfaces

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1111-1114

  Agg, Kent M ^a   Barnett, Neil W ^a,d   Lewis, Simon W ^a,c   Pearson, James R ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Victoria Police Forensic Services Centre   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

3,6 diacetylmorphine; Chemiluminescence; Forensic chemistry; Forensic science; Heroin; Presumptive chemical test

Indexed keywords

3 MONOACETYLMORPHINE; ACETYLCODEINE; CODEINE; DIAMORPHINE; MORPHINE; NOSCAPINE; PAPAVERINE; REAGENT; TRIS(2,2' BIPYRIDYL)RUTHENIUM(III); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYSIS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 34548299778     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00424.x     Document Type: Article

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